Allen Broome, until now CTO of Mediakind, will be its new CEO

MediaKind has appointed Allen Broome as new CEO after two years as CTO. Broome has contributed to technological change in the industry for more than twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of cloud engineering at Comcast Cable.

Since joining MediaKind in October 2019, Broome has helped advance the company's teams in industrialization of OTT streaming of broadcast quality, while reshaping its portfolio to enable full-service solutions. Under his technological leadership, MediaKind's 11-time Emmy Award-winning engineering team has broken down barriers to live video delivery.

Broome said "excited to lead the incredible team at MediaKind in this next chapter and to continue driving our leadership in innovation in the media industry. Our goal is to give our customers the freedom to live without limits. We have addressed the many and complex barriers of live video distribution to unlock unprecedented efficiency and ensure quality and low latency at any scale, allowing our customers and partners to focus on their own next-level creativity in content and experience."

Angel Ruiz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MediaKind, highlighted that "The Board would like to thank Matt McConnell for his service and leadership and wish him the best for the future. With the appointment of Allen Broome as CEO, we have a true engineering visionary at the heart of our company. Allen is well equipped to lead and guide our future strategic roadmap and technological innovation and ensure that we continue to provide the best level of support and collaboration with our customers and partners around the world."